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Lana Del Rey on 'Great Gatsby' soundtrack: 'It's highly glamorous and exciting'

'Born To Die' hitmaker Lana Del Rey contributed a song to the soundtrack of Baz Luhrmann's new movie, 'The Great Gatsby', and has opened up about the project.

She wrote and recorded a track entitled 'Young and Beautiful' for the movie, which was directed by the 'Moulin Rouge' mastermind, and explained that it was an "honour" to be asked to work on the soundtrack:

"It was an honor to work with Baz Luhrmann on his amazing adaptation of one of the most extraordinary books ever written."

"The movie is highly glamorous and exciting; Rick Nowels and I were thrilled to write the song for the film."

Other artists that feature on the soundtrack, which will be officially released on May 6, include Jay-Z, Florence + The Machine, Sia, Gotye and Will.i.Am. The full tracklisting is as follows:

1. '100$ Bill' - Jay-Z
2. 'Back To Black' - Beyoncé x André 3000
3. 'Bang Bang' - will.i.am
4. 'A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)' - Fergie + Q Tip + GoonRock
5. 'Young And Beautiful' - Lana Del Rey
6. 'Love Is The Drug' - Bryan Ferry with The Bryan Ferry Orchestra
7. 'Over The Love' - Florence + The Machine
8. 'Where The Wind Blows' - Coco O of Quadron
9. 'Crazy in Love' - Emeli Sandé and The Bryan Ferry Orchestra
10. 'Together' - The xx
11. 'Hearts A Mess' - Gotye
12. 'Love Is Blindness' - Jack White
13. 'Into the Past' - Nero
14. 'Kill and Run' - Sia

 

 

 

 

Watch a trailer for Luhrmann's 'The Great Gatsby' here: